Description
Crispy golden fries meet luxurious animal style magic in this legendary California-inspired delight. Melted cheese, caramelized onions, and secret sauce create a mouthwatering experience you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Meat and Potato:
- 1/2 bag frozen fries
Cheese and Toppings:
- Cheddar cheese or American cheese, sliced
- 2 onions, diced
Sauce and Seasonings:
- 1/2 cup (120 milliliters) mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 1/2 tablespoon rice vinegar (or white vinegar)
- 2 tablespoons sweet relish
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 tablespoon chili flakes (optional)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon neutral oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Transform raw onions into a luscious golden delicacy by gently melting butter with neutral oil in a skillet over medium-low temperature. Introduce diced onions and a pinch of salt, allowing them to slowly develop rich caramel tones through patient, intermittent stirring for approximately 30 minutes. Modulate heat to prevent scorching.
- Craft a vibrant special sauce by whisking mayonnaise, ketchup, vinegar, relish, sugar, and chili flakes in a mixing bowl until achieving a harmonious, smooth consistency. Reserve sauce for final presentation.
- Prepare crispy potato strips through preferred method – oven-baking or deep-frying – ensuring golden external crunch and fluffy interior according to package guidance.
- Arrange freshly cooked potato strips on a serving platform. Strategically layer cheese slices across hot surface, then activate broiler for 3-5 minutes until cheese melts into luxurious puddles.
- Enhance culinary creation by generously distributing caramelized onions across cheese-topped fries. Artfully drizzle reserved special sauce in elegant, zigzag patterns for maximum flavor distribution and visual appeal.
- Serve immediately while ingredients maintain optimal temperature and textural integrity, inviting immediate indulgence.
Notes
- Caramelize onions low and slow to develop deep, sweet flavor without burning.
- Use a mix of butter and oil to prevent butter from scorching during long cooking process.
- Patience is key when caramelizing – don’t rush the process or increase heat too quickly.
- Stir occasionally and watch carefully to achieve golden-brown color without burning.
- Choose waxy potatoes like Yukon Gold for crispier fries with better texture.
- Experiment with cheese varieties like sharp cheddar or pepper jack for extra flavor kick.
- Make sauce ahead of time and refrigerate to let flavors meld and intensify.
- For healthier version, use air fryer or bake fries instead of deep-frying.
- Adjust chili flakes in special sauce to control spice level according to preference.
- Prep ingredients in advance to streamline cooking and assembly process.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 415 kcal
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 520 mg
- Fat: 32 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 22 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg